Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a specialized bus priority category. It is designed to accommodate the high level of demand for public transport by incorporating aspects of mass transit. This essentially means a rail-like service but deployed in a shorter timeframe, using far less resources and done at the fraction of the cost of establishing new rail services.

Main Features:

•Exclusive lanes on the Busway.

•Pre-boarding payment.

•Single system operator for revenues and payments – multiple bus operators with common ticketing.

•Closed/Open system on the Busway and at terminals and stations.

•High capacity buses.

Background

•One of the 11 initiatives under the NKRA-UPT, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) networks in Greater KL (GKL) initiative is being implemented by the Suruhanjaya Pengangkutan Awam Darat (SPAD).

•Do nothing is not an option. Less roads and more transit is the way forward.

•To curtail the increase in congestion along Federal Highway due to increased population in future years, by providing faster, safer, more comfortable, affordable and attractive public transport option.